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NASA spinoff Seatrec offers a new power source for underwater robots

Robotics Business Review

Source: Seatrec Around 80% of the ocean floor remains uncharted today, and for good reason. hopes to provide a new kind of power source using technology created at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Southern California and licensed from the California Institute of Technology. The deep sea is an unforgiving environment.

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Flawed CIA covert websites may have risked sources’ lives, research says

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Four years prior, an article published in Yahoo News reported that a CIA covert communications system had been compromised by Iran and China around 2011, leading to the death of “more than two dozen sources” in China and Iran.

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ARS Automation designs compact FlexiBowl 200 to handle small parts

Robotics Business Review

Source: ARS Automation As industrial robots become ever faster and more accurate, they need automated systems upstream and downstream to keep up. Source: ARS Automation About ARS Automation For more than three decades, ARS Automation said it has been a leader in modular, flexible automation, from industrial robotics to computer vision.

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Tindo partners with Capral Aluminium in Australian PV supply chain

Manufacturer's Monthly

Tindo has been making premium quality panels in Adelaide since 2011, and also exports to Vietnam. Mr Petterson said Tindo produced high quality panels with a low carbon footprint, and Capral Aluminium also prioritised sourcing lower carbon primary aluminium to produce high quality extruded aluminium products.

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Fastenal Names New Executive VP of Operations

Fastener News Desk

From February 2011 to December 2012, Mr. Broersma served as the Director of Asian Operations, while living in Shanghai, China. From December 2007 to February 2011, Mr. Broersma served as the Regional Operations Manager of our distribution center located in Scranton, PA.

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Electricity carbon emissions could peak in 2023 as wind and solar surge

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Together, all clean electricity sources, which includes others renewables and nuclear, reached 39 per cent of global electricity. Solar generation rose by 24 per cent, making it the fastest-growing electricity source for 18 years in a row, while wind generation grew by 17 per cent. Overall, power sector emissions rose in 2022 by 1.3

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Free onsite hoist safety handling training

Manufacturer's Monthly

Most accidents can be avoided through simple measures – knowing the sources of hazards in the workplace will thus reduce accidents to a minimum. 2011 – Safe Use of Cranes, Hoists & Winches. Safety through attention True to this motto, KITO Academy raises end users’ hazard awareness with its Safety Orientation sessions.